The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-14
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UNITING PRESBYTERIANS
COMMITTEES OF THE TWO ASSEM-
BLIES TO MEET TO-DAY.

Each will Report to the Bodies They
Represent at Next Years Meetings
The Deliverance of Two synods of
Missouri on the Spirituality OF the.
Church Led to the Conference.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 13--The commit
tees appointed by the last General Assem-
bly, of the Northern and Southern Presby-
terian churches will meet in this city to-
morrow, for the purpose of taking steps
looking to union of the two bodies The
committees, after a joint meeting, will
probably recommend to their respective gem
eral assemblies at the regular session some
| action in regard to the matter. The confer
ence is the result of the harmony Of action
and opinion evidenced at the last general
assemblies. They were in session during
the same week last May, the Northern as
sembly at Omaha, and the Southern assem-
bly, at st. Louis.
THE ENTERING WEDGE.
During the session of the Northern Assem-
bly, the deiverance of the two synods of
Missouri of the Southern church upon the
| spirituality of the church was adopted.
Thereupon the Southern Assembly at once
| took cognizance of the action of the North
ern body, and resolutions were adopted
| commencing it as a step toward the union
OF the Northern and Southern churches,
and expressing the opinion that one of the
principal obstacles TO such union had been
| removed. The resolutions further pro-
vide for the appointment of a
committee of four ministers and
! four ruling elders, with the moderator OF
| the assembly, to meet with similar conf
mittee OF the n orthern Assembly, il such
| other committee be appointed. The South
ern Assembly instructed its committee to
| ascertain the facts regarding the present
position of the Northern church and as to
| the proposed future position of that body
concerning colored churches, ecclesiastical
| boards and other subjects now regarded as
obstacles in the way Of union OF the two
| bodies.
MET HALF WAY.
The action of the Southern Assembly be-
| ing brought to the notice of that of the
| Northern churches a similar committee was
| appointed to meet for conference with the
| Southern Assembly. The Committee from
the Northern Assembly was instructed by
resolution TO confer with the other commit
tee concerning the whole subject of or
| ganic union, cooperative union and every
| other relation between the two assem-
blies," and to ''report the result of the
| joint conference to the assembly at its
ne2t meeting in May, 1888, for it's approval
or disapprovaln Louisville was subse-
| quently agreed upon as the place of meeting
and the two committees will accordingly
meet as stated tomorrow. Following are
the members of the two committees:
Southern Assembly-Rev. M ID. Hoge,
of Richmond; j. r. Wilson, Of Clarksville;
I. d. Witherspoon, of Louisville; W. +.
Junkin, of Charleston. Ruling elders,
| William McPheeters, of st. Louis;
p. H. Carter, of Abilene, Tex.
r. T. Simpson, of Florence, Ala, and w.
| s. Primrose, of Raleigh, N. c.
Northern Assembly--Revs Joseph T.
| Smith, of Baltimore; David G.. Marquis, of
| St Louis; e. 2. Humphrey, of Louisville;
| Robert NJ. Patterson, of Chester, Pa James
| T. Leftwich, of Baltimore. Ruling Elders,
| George II. Shields, of St. Louis; Warner
| Vannorden, of New York; johnson II. Bald
win, of Pittsbrrg, and William S. Averill,
Of the Ebenezsr Presbytery, Keptucky.
DEATH IN THE RANKS.
| The recent death of Rev DIR. Humphrey,
! creates vacancy in thS committee from
the Northern Assembly He would probably
| have been made presiding officer of the con-
| ference. No definite action can be taken at
the meeting, the province of the committees
| being only to report and recommend to the
| general assemblies at the ensuing annual
meeting. 1t is stated that the conference
may last two or three days, and that
the deliberations will be strictly private
| Only two of the committeeman have arrived
so far. A Union meeting Of the Presby-
| terian churches of the city was held tonight
| and the questions to be settled were infor-
mallV discussed